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Bridgerton’s Genevieve Chenneour Recalls ‘Life-and-Death’ Struggle as Phone Thief Faces Sentencing

Her ITV interview revealed enduring trauma accompanied by severe agoraphobia

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Genevieve Chenneour attends the Tissot & Port Magazine Cocktail Party on November 26, 2024 in London, England (Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Tissot UK)

Overview

  • On Feb. 8 Chenneour confronted 18-year-old Zacariah Boulares in a London café after he snatched her phone and chased him down to reclaim it.
  • She told ITV that a ‘sixth sense’ and her boxing background spurred her swift reaction when the thief threatened to stab her.
  • Boulares, who has pleaded guilty to theft and assault and holds 12 prior convictions, is due to be sentenced at Isleworth Crown Court on June 17.
  • Security footage of the altercation circulated online this week after viral attention from media outlets.
  • Chenneour admitted that the ordeal has left her shaken and struggling with persistent agoraphobia.